(Sports Network) - The NFL and the NFL Referees Association reached an
agreement late Wednesday night to end the lockout, according to NFL.com.
The agreement comes almost exactly 48 hours after the highly controversial
ruling that decided Monday's game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle
Seahawks.
The two sides agreed to create a developmental program as a compromise to the
NFL's demand for the addition of 21 officials to the current contingent of 121
NFLRA members, per an NFLRA source. The pool of money for the existing
officials also will remain the same.
An NFLRA crew is expected to work Thursday night's game between the Cleveland
Browns and Baltimore Ravens.
More to follow...
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